Renovating steam-kettle.



L. V. WILLIS.

RENOVATING STEAM KETTLE;

'APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 19, 1911.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

i I IIINVENTOR M? llomey WITNESSES 07% Maw LILLIAN v.- WILLIS, orBALTIMORE, MAaY Aiiir Specificationoi? Letters Patent.

nnnovnrme' STEAM-KETTLE.

' application filed December 19, 1911. Serial No. 666,819.-

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, LILLIAN V. WILLIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State ofMaryland, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in'Renovating Steam-Kettles, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to steam kettlesfor renovating fabrics, such assilk, velvets and the like. a

I-Ieretofore in renovating fabrics of such character it has'been almostthe universal practice to heat a sad iron, place a dampened cloth overthe face ofthe iron, so as to create steam, turn the'face'of'the ironupward,-

and pass the fabric desired to be renovated over the same. Thisoperation requiring the services of at least two persons, one to handlethe iron and the other the fabric. To renovate fabric in this manner isto a more or less degree very tedious, and in. most cases more or lesslneifectlve.

My invention has for its object to provide a device =for the' purpose ofrenovating fabrics, which is simple in construction and operation, cheapas to manufacture, and effective as to the purpose intended, andrequires but a single person to operate 1t.

With the foregoing objects in view, my

invention consists in certain novel features lof do struction,combinations and arrange- .ment' f parts which will be hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claim.'

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sideelevation partly in section of the invention and Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same.

tion thereof, Provided on the upper end of the cylinder is a rectangularplate 7 which for the purpose of this description is termed a table,having a lurality of slots 8 provided therein openmg into the cylinder.

9 indicates a port or opening through 'which the kettle may be filled,and 10 the cover or cap therefor, it will be observed by removing thecylinder 4 while the contents is not in thecourse ofbeing' heated, theport 9 and cap 10 being preferably provided for the purpose ofreplenishing the kettle while in operation of being used.

My invention is operated as follows; the

gree with water, then placed upon a stove or some similar heatingapparatus or burner and the water heated to a degree sufiic'ientand'while being so discharged the fabric is passed over the slotsthesteam being discharged through the' same and thereby. renovating it to adegree to meet the requirements. The number of slots in the tabledepends to a. great extent upon the size of the kettle and its steamingcapacity,

is discharged through the slots with more or less force, thereby blowingthe dust and small particles which have collected in the fabric.

For the purpose of handling the device I have provided a handle 11,which may be of-the character as shown or of any other pattern as may bedesired.

ll am aware that slight changes and alterati ons, might be resorted toin the form and arrangement of the several, parts described, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do notwish to limit myself to the exact construction as herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention,

Letters Patent, is:

In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle adapted to contain boilin water, having a cylindrical neckprovide with an annular shoulder exteriorly provided at its mouth, of ac linder secured within the neck having'a ead bead a apted to rest uponthe said shoulder as better results are obtained when the steam what Iclaim as new and desire to secure by PatentedNov.-12, 1912. I 1' howeverthat the kettle may be readily filled kettle is firstfilled to apredetermined de- 7 to produce steam, the steam will be dischargedthrough the slots 8 in the table,

"faterall provided in the walls thereof, said I and thereby limit theinsertion of the cyl- In testimony whereof I" afiix my signature inderin the neck, a rectangular table proin presence of two witnesses.

vided on the upper end of said cylinder having elongated slots providedtherein, c0m- LILLIAN WILLIS municatlng with said cylinder through IWitnesses: which steam is adapted to ,be discharged, E. WALTONBREWINGTON, substantially as described. v f MARY M. MAGRAW.

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Washington, D. G.

